Cesar E. Chavez Collection

The Cesar E. Chavez Collection is an interdisciplinary browsing collection consisting of titles in a variety of formats, research levels and locations on Chicano and Boricua Studies. Chavez Collection materials in other locations require the storage, access/viewing facilities and services not available in an open shelves collection. The main part of this collection is located on the first floor, west wing lobby of the Main Libraries. This browsing collection is reinforced throughout the Libraries system by other titles in the main stacks collection and various branch collections.

The collection is representative of Chavez's life. It reflects his commitment to unions and labor, non-violence, truth, respect and an appreciation of diversity, education and his cultura. Cesar was a frequent visitor to the Lansing area, and as such, the collection also reflects the midwest presence of migrant farmworkers.

The collection is a result of cooperative efforts between the Libraries, the Office of the President and the Michigan State University chapter student group MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan).